Boomania is the debut album by the British singer Betty Boo , released on 10 September 1990. King John (a duo comprising Rex Brough and John Coxon) produced most of the songs on the album; Coxon continued to collaborate with Betty Boo on her second album, GRRR! It's Betty Boo in 1992.
Boomania Released 10 September 1990 Recorded September 1989 – April 1990 Genre Length 47 :47 Label Rhythm King Producer
"Hey DJ / I Can't Dance (To That Music You're Playing)" Released: 31 July 1989
"Doin' the Do " Released: 8 May 1990
"Where Are You Baby? " Released: 30 July 1990
"24 Hours" Released: 26 November 1990
Doin' the Do: The Best of Betty Boo Released 6 November 1999 Length 73 :00 Label BMG
In 1999, the album was reissued as Doin' the Do: The Best of Betty Boo . This edition consists of all the tracks from Boomania in a slightly different order, alongside extended versions of two of its singles, a remix , and a megamix , all of which were included on a later reissue of the original album by Cherry Pop Records . Its cover art features a mirrored version of the photo from the front of Boomania .
CD bonus tracks Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 13. "Doin' the Do" (7" radio mix) The Beatmasters 3:40 14. "Where Are You Baby?" (King John mix) Boo 4:17 Total length: 56:28
2016 deluxe edition bonus disc[ 5] Title Writer(s) Remixer(s) 1. "Hey DJ / I Can't Dance (To That Music You're Playing)" (EM-Q 7" mix) Boo Glanfield Carter Walmsley Dean Richards DJ Streets Ahead 3:26 2. "24 Hours" (12" version) Orbit 5:31 3. "Doin' the Do" (12" mix) The Beatmasters 5:40 4. "Where Are You Baby?" (12" mix) Boo Lorimer 6:37 5. "Hey DJ / I Can't Dance (To That Music You're Playing)" (12" mix) Boo Glanfield Carter Walmsley Dean Richards The Beatmasters 4:50 6. "24 Hours" (Norman Cook mix) Norman Cook 5:35 7. "Shame" (Hoodlum mix) Boo 4:24 8. "Hey DJ / I Can't Dance (To That Music You're Playing)" (EM-Q mix) Boo Glanfield Carter Walmsley Dean Richards DJ Streets Ahead 5:47 9. "24 Hours" (Oratronic mix) Vince Clarke 5:20 10. "Boo's Boogie" (12" version) 5:30 11. "24 Hours" (12" instrumental) Orbit 4:47 12. "Boo Megamix" (comprises "24 Hours", "Hey DJ / I Can't Dance (To That Music You're Playing)", "Doin' the Do", and "Where Are You Baby?") Boo Coxon Brough Myers Ross Richards Dean Walmsley Glanfield Carter Young Yardley DJ Streets Ahead 7:16 Total length: 64:40
Doin' the Do: The Best of Betty Boo Title Writer(s) 1. "Where Are You Baby?" (7" version[b] ) Alison Clarkson 4:05 2. "Doin' the Do" (7" version) 3:41 3. "Hey DJ / I Can't Dance (To That Music You're Playing)" Clarkson Carter Glanfield Walmsley Richards D. Dean 3:15 4. "24 Hours" (Norman Cook remix[b] ) 5:35 5. "Boo's Boogie" 3:19 6. "Leave Me Alone" Clarkson 4:45 7. "Shame" 5:01 8. "Boo Is Booming" 3:27 9. "Mumbo Jumbo" Clarkson Lovegrove Coldrick 3:39 10. "('Til My Last Breath) Doin' It to Def" 4:45 11. "Don't Know What to Do" Clarkson 3:50 12. "Valentine's Day" Clarkson 4:44 13. "24 Hours" 3:28 14. "Where Are You Baby" (12" Peter Lorimer version[b] ) Clarkson 6:37 15. "Doin' the Do" (12" version[b] ) 5:38 16. "Boo's Megamix[b] " Clarkson Coxon Brough Myers Ross Richards Dean Walmsley Glanfield Carter Young Yardley 7:16
Notes
^a denotes an additional producer.
^b denotes tracks on Doin' the Do: The Best of Betty Boo that were not included on the original edition of Boomania .
Engineered by Mark Gilbert.
"Hey DJ / I Can't Dance (To That Music You're Playing)" is a reworking of "I Can't Dance to That Music You're Playing " by Martha Reeves and the Vandellas .
"Boo Is Booming" samples "Montego Bay" by Bobby Bloom .
"Doin' the Do" samples the 1968 song "Captain of Your Ship " by Reparata and the Delrons .
Some original CD and cassette releases omit the bonus tracks. The UK cassette includes the bonus tracks, but "Doin' the Do (7" Radio Mix)" is moved to the end of side one, after "Valentine's Day".